ABSTRACT
As the Chair of a Department of Population Health Sciences, Director of a public health program, and mentor for over one hundred students in a given year, I am concerned about the current landscape of accreditation and credentialing as it relates to education, training, and practice. There is a clear disconnect among educators, students, and employers as to the precise skills and competencies that ought to be developed (and when). Against a backdrop of shortages in our public health workforce, a broader discussion on the current standards of accreditation and credentialing as they relate to education and training is timely and imperative.
